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There are lots of visit my interesting articles from our linguistics’ blog expert Just visit www.hotenglishmagazine.com and click on the button that says “Blog” He’s dying to hear your comments Just last month, I went back to England It hasn’t been long since my last trip, but I did notice a lot of changes For a start, the supermarkets now have checkout tills for customers so you can pay yourself (will this mean the end of the cashier?) I also noticed that the police are walking around with flak jackets Another thing was that although it was so cold, lots of English people were wearing T-shirts – even at night And finally, there seemed to be more beggars around, especially young ones “Hey, mate, got a pound for a cup of tea Help me get out of the cold, won’t it,” one said to me with a cheeky grin on his face Anyway, that’s enough of that Let’s get back to the magazine This month we’re looking at GLOSSARY British comedy Find out what a checkout till n the British find funny and why the place in the shop where you pay and where money is kept they laugh at it We’re also a cashier n a person who works at the checkout looking at a Celebrity Big Brother scandal that has had tillflak jacket n a international implications a thick jacket that protects the police/soldiers from injury And there’s an article on beggar n how the film character Rocky a person who asks for money in a the street is helping a town in Serbia mate exp inform Plus, there are all our usual my friend articles to help you learn with a cheeky grin n a smile on the face that is a bit a laugh Well, that’s all for disrespectful but in a nice way now Have a great month dour adj with a severe and unfriendly and happy learning manner a successor n the person who will take another person’s job after they leave/retire/ die, etc A funny, monthly magazine for improving your English Real English in genuine contexts Slang Business English Functional language US English Cartoons Humorous articles Easy to read Helpful glossaries Useful expressions Fun Something for everyone Readers from 16 to 105 years old From pre-intermediate to proficiency A great exercise pack, complete with useful grammar and vocabulary-based worksheets Fun material for teachers Fantastic 60-minute audio CD Great website with listenings, archive, games and exercises: www.hotenglishmagazine.com All the English you’ll ever need! 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Phrasal Verbs PHRASALVERBS Throw We generally use the verb “to throw” to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air For example, “I threw a plate at his head.” Now let’s look at some phrasal verbs with the verb “to throw” Throw something away To put something old or dirty in the rubbish bin; to get rid of something old Throw your arms around someone To hold someone in an emotional way by putting your arms around them quickly and suddenly jeans always look their best just before you throw them away I wasn’t expecting you to throw your arms around me Throw someone in jail/prison To send someone to jail/prison Throw something at someone To throw something so it hits someone you have to look cool when you throw knives at people and after a three-month trial, we’re going to throw you in jail Throw money at a problem To use money to try to solve a problem Dad, are you in favour of throwing money at troublesome teenagers?  I www.hotenglishmagazine.com or www.hotenglish.hu Throw in a product (for free) If a sales person “throws in” a product for free, the sales person includes that product as part of the agreement If i buy this computer, will you throw this ipod in for free? Cork Cambridge Oxford London COURSES ABROAD IN THE UK, IRELAND & AMERICA Do you want to learn English in the UK, Ireland or America?  Hot English in association with specially selected schools can find the ideal language course for you Choose from schools in London, Oxford, Cambridge (UK), Cork (Ireland) and Wisconsin (US) Book a course through us and get a 5% discount + a FREE subscription to Hot English Magazine + a free guide to living in the UK/US! Improve your speaking with our Hear lots of different accents Listen to lots of useful CALL NOW FOR MORE INFORMATION! 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Have a bee in your bonnet To keep talking about something again and again because you think it is important However, no one else thinks it is so important “He’s got a bee in his bonnet about people leaving a mess on their desk I wish he’d shut up about it.” a bee n a little black and yellow insect that makes honey a bonnet n a hat with ribbons that are tied under the chin (the bottom part of your face) a mess n if things are “in a mess”, they are disordered and not tidy snug adj if you are “snug”, you feel warm, secure and comfortable a bug n US an insect a rug n a piece of material on the floor It is similar to a carpet, but it covers a smaller area rubbish/litter n old things that you throw away: bits of paper, food, etc The birds and the bees If you tell a child about the “birds and the bees”, you tell him/her about sexual reproduction “My parents didn’t tell me about the birds and bees until I was fifteen.” i’m never coming out of here i hate litter bugs As snug as a bug in a rug To feel very comfortable and warm because you are in bed or under a cover “I spent all weekend in bed watching TV and playing with my PSP portable I was as snug as a bug in a rug.” A litter bug Someone who throws rubbish on the floor “This street is disgusting with all this rubbish everywhere The government has to something about litter bugs.” there are only 64 bugs in the system just stop bugging me! Bug someone To annoy or irritate someone “No, I won’t play that game with you – I’m busy Now go away and stop bugging me!”  I www.hotenglishmagazine.com or www.hotenglish.hu Bug in the system If there is a bug in a computer programme, there is an error in it “The programme doesn’t work properly I think there’s a bug in the software.” Graffiti CD track Canadian woman & Australian man Match each joke beginning (1 to 8) with its ending (A-H) Then, listen to check your answers Answers on page 24 Moooo! Can you get me a part in a cowboy film? CD track Australian man & British woman is half empty Some say the glass is half full I Some say the glass drink that?” say, “Are you gonna Lift out o f orde across t r Try the one he street Maturity is knowing when and where to be immature GLOSSARY I’d explain it to you, but your brain would explode what you mean we’re lost? What animal has two humps and is found at the North Pole? What kind of keys have tails? l my sick I used up al alling c days, so I’m in dead I’ve got to sit down and work out where I stand What type of wild cat should you never play cards with? Why don’t leopards escape from the zoo for long? it is three days old? Have fun! Laugh a lot! And improve your English! Why are elephants wrinkled? Where cows go on Saturday nights? What is a crocodile’s favourite game? you like my new hat? GLOSSARY A: A cheetah B: To the moo-vies C: Four days old D: A lost camel E: Snap F: Mon-keys G: Have you tried to iron one? H: Because they are always spotted gonna exp going to a lift n a device that takes you from one floor to another floor in a building maturity n the state of acting like an adult immature adj juvenile; not acting responsibly to use up exp to use completely a sick day n a day when you don’t go to work because you are sick to call in (sick) exp to telephone the place where you work and to tell them that you are ill and cannot come to work to work out exp to understand; to decide to stand vb where you “stand” on a particular issue or political question is your view or opinion of that issue Comedy & English What does a kitten become after a hump n the high area of skin on a camel’s back a key n a metal object used to open a locked or closed door a tail n the long object at the back that a dog/cat/horse, etc has a kitten n a baby cat wrinkled adj with many lines on the skin a cheetah n a type of wild cat It is the fastest animal on land snap n two things: a) a game played with cards When you show the same card as another player, you shout “snap”; b) if a person or animal “snaps”, it tries to bite very quickly to iron vb to move an electrical appliance (known as an iron) over clothes so that the creases (the lines) disappear spotted adj two things: a) with spots (small circles of colour); seen or observed Graffiti & Phrasal Verbs Little Jokes Little Jokes Here are some more examples of British toilet graffiti The Giggling Guiri is Spain’s first professional, English-language comedy club For the average price of a one-hour class, students can experience the English language in its most natural state It is completely uncensored adult comedy, where accents, metaphor, description and other aspects are weaved together as an intrinsic part of the act You will definitely learn something, and learning has never been so much fun Coming Soon In April we are delighted to present one of the most unique shows in comedy… ANDREW LAWRENCE How to butcher your loved ones Andrew Lawrence is the evil genius of the comedy circuit, a wild red-head with the beast’s own deep voice that says all the things no-one, but no-one, says and finds deep wells of laughter every time His demonic persona has the audience entirely transfixed As he unfolds his depraved story we hang on every word and our laughter is no longer ours to control The flawless timing and delivery of every line reduces the entire crowd to tears of laughter ANDREW LAWRENCE http://www.andrewlawrencecomedy.co.uk/ BARCELONA Cafè Teatre Llantiol (c/ Riereta, Metro: S Antoni / Liceu) April 28th (Saturday) - 10pm (box office 9:30 pm) MADRID Teatro Alfil (c/ Pez, 10 Metro: Noviciado) April 29th (SUNDAY) - 10:30pm (box office 10pm) TICKETS € 15 Presale online € 17 On the door PRESALE INFORMATION www.comedyinspain.com In BCN: Hibernian Books (C/ Montseny 17 – Gràcia - Met: Fontana - Tel: 93 217 47 96) MORE INFO AND PHOTOS Stephen Garland - 610 31 76 56 mail@comedyinspain.com www.comedyinspain.com www.hotenglishmagazine.com or www.hotenglish.hu I  Collocations Dr Fingers’Vocabulary Clinic: failure expressions Here are some more useful collocations* for you to learn This month, we are looking at some expressions to with “failure” CD track Irishwoman This baseball team is a sinking ship my girlfriend will kill me if i go to the game i’m in a no-win situation A dead duck Something that is not successful or useful; something that will fail “This project was a dead duck right from the start because of a lack of funding.” A no-win situation A difficult situation in which whatever happens the result will be bad “We’re in a bit of a no-win situation Whatever we do, no one is going to be satisfied.” our attack fell to pieces when we ran out of bullets wooahh!!! it’s all gone pear-shaped Go pear-shaped If a plan “goes pear-shaped”, it fails or goes badly “We had planned to finish the project this week, but everything has gone pear-shaped.” Go/fall to pieces To fail suddenly and completely; to start playing or doing really badly “The football team did really well last year, but this year they have gone to pieces.” I believe in murphy’s law i don’t think i’ll a parachute jump Bad things will happen if there is any possibility of them happening “The one time I arrive late for work, the boss happens to notice It’s sod’s law.” the book is ok, but it won’t set the world on fire Not set the world on fire Not to be very exciting or successful “This new club is good, but it’s just like every other club It won’t set the world on fire.” * Collocations IT would have to break down in the desert Sod’s law Sod’s law A sinking ship A company or organisation that is failing “I’ve had a look at the accounts and they’re in a complete mess In fact, I’d say that this company is a sinking ship.” A collocation is a sequence of two or more words that go together to form fixed expressions (“heavy rain”, for example) Learning lots of collocations will improve your level of English, and help you with exams such as First Certificate, Advanced and Proficiency, which test your knowledge of these things GLOSSARY Murphy’s law An unwritten law that says that if something can go badly, it will go badly “I’m a great believer in Murphy’s law: what can go wrong, will go wrong.”  I www.hotenglishmagazine.com or www.hotenglish.hu a duck n a type of bird that lives in water Donald Duck was one in a complete mess exp if things are “in a complete mess”, they are not ordered or neat a sinking ship n a ship that is going under water because there is a hole in it to set something on fire exp to burn something Dr Fingers’error corection clinic The start of a new section in which Dr Fingers corrects typical English errors CD track British man & other person How long have you been learning english? Activity Read the sentences, find the errors and correct the sentences Then listen to the CD to check your answers Good luck! Afterwards, you can read the error analysis section I am learning English for five years I was working during four hours last night I lived in Paris during three months I played a lot of tennis during holidays I fell asleep the exam She was talking three hours I told her that she comes I told him that he gives the drink to me I told them that they go She is good at all 11 All of us didn’t want to go there We all were really happy with the results All is going really well I like the all kinds of music I didn’t like the food and couldn’t eat all No bread for me I’m on a diet Error Analysis Remember, we use the present perfect (or present perfect continuous) to refer to actions that started in the past and continued until now 2 We use “for” with periods of time (not “during”) We use “for” with periods of time (not “during”) We say “during the holidays” We use “during” with nouns (during the exam) We use “for” with periods of time For reported commands, we use this formula: “told” + object pronoun + infinitive 8 For reported commands, we use this formula: “told” + object pronoun + infinitive 9 For reported commands, we use this formula: “told” + object pronoun + infinitive We use the word “everything” 1 To say that no one wanted to go, you can use “none of us” This is a problem of word order: we were all really happy… We use the word “everything” The article “the” isn’t necessary There’s a missing pronoun (it) in this sentence: couldn’t eat it all www.hotenglishmagazine.com or www.hotenglish.hu I  Dr Fingers’ error correction R British humour British hum they aren’t the only ones to use “double entendre” Virgin Atlantic airlines used it in an advert, with their slogan “you never forget your first time” On TV, The Benny Hill Show was a huge hit For two decades, British audiences loved to see this fat, middleaged man being chased by half-naked women No, my head doesn’t go all the way to the top of my helmet Violence Violence is nothing to laugh about, especially if it’s happening to you But A sense of humour is central to the British identity And as every comedian knows, to be funny you need good material By Rob Julian Luckily, Britain is a society that has great material From the famously bad weather, to the mysterious class system, to politicians and celebrities –there’s so much to laugh at As the old saying goes, “If you didn’t laugh, you’d cry” But perhaps Oscar Wilde said it best, “Life is far too important to be taken seriously” Here’s a look at some of the things that Britain laughs at Class Britain’s ancient class system has always been a mystery to foreigners, and a source of fascination, and humour, to the British In the past, the British were expected to “know their place” That meant they had to accept their status as working class, middle class or upper class, and to behave appropriately People who acted and spoke as if they belonged 10 I www.hotenglishmagazine.com or www.hotenglish.hu to a higher social class were laughed at Television comedies such as Steptoe and Son, The Good Life and Keeping Up Appearances used class as the basis of their humour Sex Sex and sexuality is often repressed in Britain As a result, it’s the source of a great amount of humour But because of censorship, sexual humour on the stage or screen had always had to be indirect and very subtle And this is why innuendo or “double entendre” (the double meaning of words) became central to British humour, especially in the 1960s and ‘70s The Carry On movies became famous for jokes that had a sexual implication But fictional violence can be funny as it is energetic and visually exciting The slapstick tradition with people falling down or hitting each other, but never really getting hurt, has been popular for decades, even centuries Fawlty Towers is a classic British sitcom that is full of “fun” violence Who can forget the sight of Basil Fawlty assaulting his waiter Manuel? This childish form of slapstick violence continued with shows such as The Young Ones Work Everyone who has a job knows that workplaces are often absurd In the seventies and early eighties, the sitcom Are You Being Served? was set in a large, old-fashioned department store, a great place for gags But no British Kenya’s Bloo AFRICA Minsk Tunis MALTA Marrakech CANARY ISLANDS AFRICA Aleppo Nicosia SYRIA LEB CYPRUS N o r t Damascus h Beirut A t l a n t i c Valletta Mediterranean Sea TUNISIA MOROCCO Athens Sicily Constantine Fès Casablanca Funchal Oran Banghazi- Tripoli (SPAIN) Alexandria Jerusalem ISRAEL Ponta Delgada Khartoum CÔTE D'IVOIRE GHANA Vo lt TOGO NIGERIA Abuja Moundou Pointe-Noire ANGOLA Kinshasa (Cabinda) Kananga Mbuji-Mayi (St Helena) Scale 1:51,400,000 ANGOLA St Helena Kitwe (U.K.) NA IB DES ERT For the British, Kenya was the perfect place It had fertile land, it was free of malaria, there were blue skies year round and it had exotic wildlife Thousands of British people settled there during the early part of the 20th century Many of these immigrants were from the top echelons of society: aristocrats, ex-Etonians, students from the top universities such as Oxford and Cambridge, and many others who simply pretended that they were aristocrats or ex-Oxbridge graduates By 1939, Kenya had a “white” community of 21,000 people NAMIBIA KALAHARI DESERT Pretoria Johannesburg Port Elizabeth Azimuthal Equal-Area Projection 0 800 Kilometers 800 Miles Boundary representation is not necessarily authoritative War The turning point in the war came on 21st October 1952 A well-known loyalist chief was murdered As a response, the British governor, Happy Valley During the early part of the 20th century, life in Kenya was one long party for the settlers The press came up with the term “Happy Valley” to refer to this time in Kenya’s colonial history Mainly, it is a reference to the party-going lifestyle of those who made the Rift Valley (also known as the Kenyan highlands) their home It was a time of wild parties and drugs There was even a saying at the time, “Are you married, or are you from Kenya?” Relationship But for many native Africans, it wasn’t such a “happy” time In just over a generation, the Africans were reduced to a society of squatters or pushed into tribal reserves They had lost their political freedom and become a servile class And after the Second World War, the situation got worse Many Africans fought against the Japanese in Burma, and against Fascism in Europe and Africa But when they returned home, they were greeted as potential troublemakers By the early 1950s, few Kenyans could ignore the “winds of change”: Indonesia and India had gained independence, and the pro-British Maputo Mbabane SWAZILAND Maseru Durban LESOTHO Glorioso Islands (FRANCE) Mayotte (admin by France, claimed by Comoros) Juan de Nova Island (FRANCE) Channel Tromelin Island (FRANCE) Mahajanga Toamasina Antananarivo St Denis Evelyn Baring, declared a state of emergency During the crackdown, many, many Africans were kept in camps in appalling conditions, camps which were quite similar to the concentration camps from the Second World War Those who suffered most were people from the Kikuyu tribe Almost 1.5 million Kikuyus, almost the entire population, were resettled in 804 special villages with barbed wire surrounding them This was to cut off any support for the fighters in the forests of Kenya Much of the horror of the war is told by writer Caroline Elkins in her book Kenya: The Untold Story of Britain’s Gulag in Kenya She tells the history of the anti-insurgency tactics of the British settlers, which included executions, 38 I www.hotenglishmagazine.com or www.hotenglish.hu Port Louis Kenyan history Europa Island (FRANCE) MADAGASCAR Reunion (FRANCE) MAURITIUS • From October 1952 to December 1959, Kenya is under a state of emergency because of Ithe a n O c Mau rebellion n d i Mau e a n against British rule • During 1954, Mau Mau supporters are moved to detention camps • Kenya becomes independent in 1963 The Kenya African National Union (KANU) of Jomo Kenyatta forms a government He allows white farmers to stay in the country • 1978, Daniel arap Moi becomes President • December 2002, there are democratic and open elections Maputo Recent news Horror St Denis Mbabane SWAZILAND Maseru Durban LESOTHO Ora ng e Cape Town Cidade de Nacala Bassas da India (FRANCE) Antananarivo MADAGASCAR SEYCHELLES Moroni Beira Mozambique ZIMBABWE BOTSWANA Gaborone Dar es Salaam MOZAMBIQUE Harare M Special Kenya Windhoek swear an oath of secrecy This gave it an almost religious aura SOUTH AFRICA The British referred to these freedom fighters as Mau Mau, a derogatory term of unknown Scale 1:51,400,000 origin In early 1952, there were guerrilla-style military operations, aimed at settlers in isolated farms Walvis Bay Europa Island (FRANCE) Port Elizabeth COMOROS Blantyre Mozambique Channel Bassas da India (FRANCE) Tromelin Island (FRANCE) Toamasina MOZAMBIQUE Beira Glorioso Islands (FRANCE) Mahajanga Zanzibar MALAWI Zamb ezi Moroni Indian Ocean Lake Nyasa Lilongwe SEYCHELLES COMOROS Mayotte (admin by France, claimed by Comoros) Juan de Nova Island (FRANCE) Indian O c e a n Victoria Mombasa TANZANIA ZAMBIA Lusaka Indian O c e a n Victoria Mogadishu 800 Miles Lake Victoria Bujumbura BURUNDI Lake Dodoma Tanganyika Lubumbashi Lubango Cape Town Pretoria Johannesburg AFRICA KENYA Nairobi ezi ZIMBABWE Boundary representation is not necessarily authoritative Luanda Namibe 800 Kilometers Kigali Mogadishu Dar es Salaam Cidade de Nacala Blantyre SOMALIA an ge SOMALIA Mombasa MALAWI Lilongwe KALAHARI DESERT SOUTH Or Azimuthal Equal-Area Projection RWANDA Bukavu KENYA Nairobi BOTSWANA Gaborone Socotra (YEMEN) Hargeysa Prov Admin Line Arabian Sea Lake Nyasa Harare NAMIBIA Arabian Sea Djibouti Aden DJIBOUTI Y Socotra Kitwe Zamb Windhoek ERT Brazzaville Kampala Kisangani BASIN DEM REP OF THE CONGO (EQUA GUI.) Ascension UGANDA go Con REP OF THE CONGO Libreville GABON Prov Admin Line Walvis Bay E (YEMEN) Zanzibar TANZANIA ZAMBIA Lusaka DES São Tomé CONGO Annobón ETHIOPIA St Helena Juba OMAN Gulf of L Kigali Lake Victoria Bujumbura BURUNDI Lake Dodoma Tanganyika Lubumbashi ANGOLA (U.K.) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC RWANDA Hargeysa Lubango Namibe IB SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE E M Gulf of Guinea L Ababa Ocean Bangui Yaoundé EQUATORIAL GUINEA South A t l a n t Addis ic Kampala Kisangani Gulf of Luanda Y Lac'Assal UGANDA go Con BASIN DEM REP Bukavu OF THE CONGO Djibouti Aden Kinshasa Kananga DJIBOUTI Mbuji-Mayi NA Ogbomoso e a nu Ibadan Be Lomé Lagos Monrovia Accra Yamoussoukro PortoLIBERIA CAMEROON Novo Abidjan Douala Malabo (St Helena) Muscat U.A.E YEMEN Sanaa (lowest point in Africa, -155 m) Addis Ababa Juba CONGO REP OF THE CONGO Libreville GABON Brazzaville Pointe-Noire ANGOLA (Cabinda) Abu Dhabi Jiddah Mecca ERITREA Asmara ETHIOPIA CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Bangui Yaoundé SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE São Tomé Lac'AssalAnnobón (EQUA (lowest point inGUI.) Africa, -155 m) Ascension T BENIN Moundou YEMEN Sanaa EQUATORIAL GUINEA SUDAN Riyadh Medina SUDAN N'Djamena NIGERIA Abuja Persian Gulf Port Red Sudan Sea Omdurman Khartoum CHAD Zinder Kano Ogbomoso e nu Ibadan Be Lagos PortoCAMEROON Novo Douala Malabo e Nil Freetown SIERRA LEONE N'Djamena Nile CHAD Zinder Kano Abidjan Bandar 'Abbas Kuwait BAHR Doha QATAR SAUDI OMAN ARABIA Admin boundary AFG IRAN Shiraz e Niamey BURKINA FASO Ouagadougou Lomé Accra ERITREA Asmara Gulf of Guinea Yamoussoukro LIBERIA Esfahan ¸ Muscat Manama KUWAIT Nil MALI What comes to mind when you think Egyptian monarchy was overthrown In short, of Kenya? The savannah? Lions? Kenya, like most other colonies, was ready for Elephants? Tea plantations? That’s some political change But no one could have the traditional image of Kenya A quiet, predicted the level of violence peaceful African country But Kenya holds dark secrets It was once part The Mau Mau of the British Empire, and a terrible The war started in the early 1950s It was S uth war left thousands dead Many of the known by theo British as “The Emergency”, and At antic survivors or that war are demanding it was fought lagainst a secret organisation Ocean compensation And there’s even talk known as the Land and Freedom Army of a trial for war crimes Members of this secret organisation had to Niamey BENIN GHANA Vo lta TOGO CÔTE D'IVOIRE Monrovia IRAQ Baghdad e er Nig er Nig GUINEA Freetown SIERRA LEONE e Blu Dakar SENEGAL Banjul Bamako THE GAMBIA Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU GUINEA Conakry MALI Port Red BURKINA Bamako Sudan FASO Sea Ouagadougou Mashhad Tehran JORDAN Aswan Al Jawf Tombouctou SENEGAL Omdurman Agadez SAUDI S A H A R A Jiddah ARABIA Mecca N I G E R Agadez Nouakchott Dakar Banjul THE GAMBIA Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU Conakry NIGER Tombouctou Medina Admin boundary MAURITANIA Praia TURKMENISTAN Ashgabat Tabriz Amman Tripoli Blu Nouakchott Praia MALTA Tashkent Aleppo SYRIA Damascus Nicosia LEB CYPRUS Beirut Mediterranean Gulf Manama Sea Jerusalem Abu ISRAEL Banghazi BAHR - - AlexandriaDhabi Cairo Doha Al Jizah LIBYA QATAR EGYPT U.A.E TUNISIA Riyadh ALGERIA R I F MAURITANIA CAPE VERDE Persian Valletta UZBEKISTAN Bandar TURKEY Adana 'Abbas Izmir Athens Sicily Constantine Fès MOROCCO Marrakech Nouadhibou CAPE VERDE Tunis KUWAIT Aral Sea Caspian Sea AZER Baku GEO Tbilisi ARM Yerevan Ankara Kuwait Vol ga Rostov Sea of Azov - Black Shiraz Sea Istanbul Dan ube Sofia MONT BULG Podgorica Skopje Tirana MACE Naples ALB GREECE Sardinia Algiers Casablanca Laayoune (El Aaiún) Western Sahara Aswan S A H A R A SPAIN Oran SER ITALY Sarajevo Rome Corsica (SPAIN) Nil e Al Jawf Nouadhibou BOS & HER Marseille KAZAKHSTAN Kiev UKRAINE CZ REP SLOV Bratislava Vienna MOL Chisinau Budapest AUS Bern HUNG SLO ROM Odesa Ljubljana Belgrade Bucharest Zagreb CRO Milan AND Barcelona Madrid Rabat (PORTUGAL) CANARY ISLANDS Las Palmas IRAN LUX SWITZ Strait of Gibraltar Funchal EGYPT BEL RUSSIA BELARUS Warsaw Nile LIBYA Berlin GERMANY Esfahan ¸ POLAND Prague NETH Paris Lisbon Nile ALGERIA Laayoune (El Aaiún) Western Sahara Amsterdam Brussels JORDAN MADEIRA ISLANDS U.K London Baghdad FRANCE PORTUGAL Cairo AFG Minsk IRAQ Amman AZORES Al Jizah Dublin IRE Ocean (PORTUGAL) A look at Britain’s colonial past in Kenya and a scandal that is coming to light Las Palmas Mashhad Tehran Ni le Rabat TURKMENISTAN Ashgabat Tabriz Adana Nile Strait of Gibraltar Ankara TURKEY Wh ite (PORTUGAL) Istanbul Izmir L Sardinia Algiers MADEIRA ISLANDS BULG Podgorica Skopje Tirana MACE Naples ALB GREECE Rome Corsica SPAIN Caspian Sea AZER Baku GEO Tbilisi ARM Yerevan A Barcelona Madrid PORTUGAL Lisbon Tashkent UZBEKISTAN Black Sea Sofia V Ponta Delgada Dan ube MONT Sea of Azov Wh ite Britain and Kenya AZORES SER ITALY Sarajevo Aral Sea Vol ga Rostov T BOS & HER Marseille AND KAZAKHSTAN Kiev UKRAINE SLOV Bratislava MOL Chisinau Budapest AUS Bern HUNG SLO ROM Odesa Ljubljana Belgrade Bucharest Zagreb CRO Milan SWITZ (PORTUGAL) CZ REP Vienna FRANCE Ocean POLAND R I F Paris RUSSIA BELARUS Warsaw G R E A T North Atlantic Berlin GERMANY LUX Prague BEL L NETH A Amsterdam Brussels V U.K London G R E A T Dublin IRE There’s a murder trail in Kenya against a British aristocrat Thomas Cholmondeley, 45, is accused of killing an African game warden If convicted, Cholmondeley could face the death sentence Cholmondeley inherited his massive 100,000-acre farm from his great-grandfather, who was one of Kenya’s first white settlers Some local Kenyans are demanding the return of all the land that was taken from them during the British colonial era Much of this land is still in the hands of white farmers Reunion (FRANCE) Port Louis MAURITIUS torture with electric shock, mass killings, deportations, slave labour, the burning down of villages, starvation, and the use of concentration camps to hold the prisoners – all the things that Britain had supposedly been fighting against during the Second World War Witnesses It wasn’t long before news of the atrocities began filtering back to Britain John Nottingham, a colonial officer at the time, said “What went on in the Kenya camps and the Kenya villages was brutal, savage torture by people who have to be condemned as war criminals I feel ashamed to have come from a Britain that did what it did.” Another liberal police chief in Kenya claimed that conditions in the detention camps were far worse than those he had suffered as a Japanese POW Comparisons were also made with the Soviet gulags Bloody Legacy There is some dispute about the numbers killed Official records show that Mau Mau supporters killed at least 2,000 African civilians, and killed some 200 army and police In all, 32 white settlers died in the rebellion Official figures talk of 12,000 dying But unofficial figures are between 100,000 and 300,000 people killed Film: White Mischief The film White Mischief is all about Kenya during the 1940s Rich landowner Sir John Broughton and his young wife Diana arrive in Kenya to escape the war They live a life of drugs and parties However, Diana falls in love with the Earl of Erroll Things come to a head when Erroll is murdered The prime suspect is Diana’s husband, Jock The film stars Joss Ackland, Greta Scacchi and Charles Dance, and it was directed by Michael Radford many imagined them to be, but people of considerable fibre, ability and steel.” By 1960, even the most reactionary in Britain were too embarrassed by the “excesses” to defend the settlers any longer And many on the left were fighting hard for Kenyan rights One such person was Barbara Castle, a Labour politician of the time Castle and others were helped by a letters from missionaries, judges, soldiers and policemen in Kenya who couldn’t turn a blind eye Kenya became independent in 1963 and the myth of a “dignified” decolonisation grew The Mau Mau were never given any recognition (there is still no official memorial to them in Nairobi), many white settlers were allowed to stay, and the British were never criticised However, this may change Some Mau Mau veterans are preparing to visit London next year to discuss a potentially huge legal action for compensation Apart from the demands for compensation, they also want an investigation into alleged war crimes and human rights abuses by former British officials Let’s see what happens The End Eventually, the British government lost patience with the settlers Churchill thought the settlers were as much “the problem” as the Mau Mau In fact, Churchill had a favourable view of the Kikuyu He once said, “They are not the primitive cowardly people which a plantation n a large piece of land where coffee, tea, sugar, etc is grown a trial n a legal process to decide if someone is guilty or innocent fertile land n land that is very good for growing plants, crops, etc wildlife n animals that live free in the forests, mountains, jungles, etc to settle vb to start living in a place an ex-Etonian n a person who once went to the exclusive English school Eton a settler n a person who starts to live in a place/colony a party-going lifestyle n a way of life that involves going to parties and having fun a squatter n a person who starts living on another person's property a tribal reserve n an area of land where people from a tribe are forced to live a troublemaker n a person who causes problems to overthrow vb if a government is “overthrown”, it is destroyed by force to swear an oath of secrecy exp to make a formal promise to be loyal to a group a derogatory term n a word that is used in an insulting way a guerrilla-style military operation exp attacks carried out by small groups of irregular soldiers a loyalist chief n a chief who is loyal to the government a crackdown n strong action taken against people who break the law appalling adj terrible; horrible to resettle vb to force people to live in another area barbed wire n long, thing pieces of metal with sharp points on Often used for protecting a building, etc anti-insurgency adj against people who are attacking the government starvation n if someone is dying of “starvation”, they are dying because they have no food to filter back phr vb to reach someone gradually a POW abbr a prisoner of war a gulag n a labour camp to lose patience with someone exp to become angry with someone after a period of time helping them cowardly adj someone who acts “cowardly” is afraid of danger reactionary adj someone who is “reactionary” doesn’t like change the left n people with socialist ideas couldn't turn a blind eye exp couldn't ignore it; couldn't pretend they hadn't noticed it Translations - Need a translation? 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Basically, a staged car accident is when someone deliberately crashes into an innocent motorist and claims on insurance or demands cash Peter Jones was a victim of a staged crash “I’ve always felt really confident of my driving abilities,” he explained “But one day, as I was driving home, the car in front of me braked sharply at a busy roundabout I did my best but I crashed into him We stopped and the other driver gave me his name and address, which he seemed to have written out already I definitely felt it was a scam There was very little damage done and yet he claimed about £32,000 This included a tow truck when none was needed.” Something isn’t quite right Peter’s experience is similar to that of Jim At the time of the accident, Jim was looking for a parking place near his home All of a sudden another vehicle crashed into his sports car “Three men got out of the car, and one of them demanded £50 He threatened to collect it from me at my home later that evening Of course, I refused to give them the money and instead offered my insurance details A month later, I got a letter from the men’s solicitor demanding a large sum of money for whiplash injuries and damage to the car I definitely think it was a staged accident, and I reported it to the police.” Let’s look into this The police are investigating this new crime “There are a number of ways the POWERPACK www.powerpackonline.com TEACHERS THIS IS FOR YOU! • • • • • • Ready-made classes to motivate your students Real news, real people, real English Up-dated every two weeks Based on the lastest teaching methodology Authentic listenings Integrated grammar syllabus Sign your school up NOW! and get a 20% discount! 40 I www.hotenglishmagazine.com or www.hotenglish.hu criminals operate,” says Detective Chief Superintendent Steve Wilmott of the City of London Police “One way is that they will drive with two or three people in their vehicle (in order to make a bigger insurance claim) and will select a fairly new vehicle with one or two people or maybe a family inside Then, they will deliberately collide with it, usually by braking hard in front of the vehicle They will then claim insurance for whiplash or other injuries.” The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB), which was set up by insurers last year to deal with fraud cases, says that bogus and inflated claims like those from deliberate accidents cost more than £1.5 billion a year They say this adds five per cent to premiums John Beadle, IFB chairman, said, “Staged motor accidents are on the rise and are potentially Information Box how to deal with a staged crash Do not say anything about your suspicions Take photos of cars and passengers Count the number of passengers in the other car Try to find an independent witness Tell the police and your insurers about your suspicions Any demands for money should be rejected Exchange insurance details extremely dangerous Not only they cost honest drivers millions of pounds each year but they also put innocent motorists in danger.” So, watch out for those staged accidents GLOSSARY a claim for injuries exp a request for money from an insurance company because you were hurt in an accident an insurance company n a company that offers you protection and compensation in case of accidents staged adj if an accident is “staged”, it has been prepared and it isn’t really an accident a claim on insurance n a demand for compensation from an insurance company because you have suffered a loss or accident to demand vb if you “demand” something, you ask for that thing as if it were your right cash n paper or metal money to brake sharply exp to stop the car suddenly busy adj with a lot of traffic a roundabout n a round object in the road Cars drive around it in order to go along a different road a scam n a trick, often in order to get money a tow truck n a large vehicle that is used to pull broken cars with a rope to refuse vb to say that you will not something insurance details n the information about your insurance company: the name, the number, etc, whiplash injuries n damage caused to your neck because the car stopped suddenly to collide with something exp to hit something; to crash against something an insurer n an insurance company bogus adj not real an inflated claim n a claim for compensation that is more than really necessary a premium n an amount you pay to the insurance company so that you are covered by the insurance policy on the rise exp increasing a witness n a person who sees a crime or an accident The Web School Aprende inglés online Aprende inglés la Web School Cinco niveles de inglés Muchas pruebas de audio acentos diferentes Aprende vocabulario nuevo Practica todos los aspectos gramaticales Fácil de usar Mejora garantizada La Web School es nuestro sistema de aprendizaje de idiomas en inglés Es muy fácil de utilizar Sólamenze pincha en tu nivel (elemental, pre-intermedio, intermedio, intermedio alto, avanzado) y haz los ejercicios, perfecciona tus habilidades auditivas, practica tu gramática y amplía tu vocabulario Suscripción individual anual = sólo 35 euros.  i Consigue tu código personal y contrasa online AHORA de manera segura nuestro sistema PayPal en www.hotenglishmagazine.com o llama a nuestro equipo de suscripciones al (00 34) 91 549 8523 ó manda un e-mail: subs@hotenglishmagazine.com Suscripción anual para academias y colegios:   150 euros = de a 99 usuarios 250 euros = de 100 a 499 usuarios 325 euros = de 500 usuarios o más Hot English Publishing S.L ® ® El aprendizaje del inglés hecho FÁCIL! Aprendizaje instantáneo en cualquier lugar del mundo www.hotenglishmagazine.com Grammar Persuasive funPressure Persuasive Pressure A US guru teaches British politicians the art of persuasion What’s the best way to persuade someone to something? What’s the best way of changing someone’s behaviour? That’s something that politicians would love to know In Britain, Labour politicians are taking lessons from an expert, Bob Cialdini They’re also learning about Cialdini’s six principles of persuasion Learn the tricks Bob Cialdini is a professor of Psychology and Marketing at Arizona State University, and the million-selling author of a book called Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion He’s also a successful international speaker, a trainer and a consultant His company, Influence At Work, has a number of blue-chip American corporate clients, and a new UK subsidiary Just recently, Professor Cialdini met government ministers to discuss his “science of compliance” Here are Cialdini’s six principles of persuasion You could learn from them: Commitment/consistency – once people have decided on a course of action, it takes a lot to get them to admit they were wrong Authority – if someone with authority tells you to something, you are more likely to it This is why companies often use famous people to help to advertise their products Social validation – if you see a lot of people who are similar to you doing something, you are likely to follow suit I already have double glazing Liking/friendship – people are much more likely to say “yes” to someone they know, or at least like If you’re a teenager, that means you’re much more likely to be convinced by another teenager than by a parent, police officer, or politician She always copies what i wear Scarcity – the rarer the goods or service, the more we want it This is why adverts such as “while stocks last” work so well Reciprocation – you have to give something first if you want something in return According to Cialdini, this is one reason why Hare Krishna collectors so well at airports because they offer free flowers Am I being too subtle? Problems and solutions Cialdini’s first job was to find a solution to the problem of missed appointments in the National Health Service (the NHS) Every year, more than seven million NHS appointments 42 I www.hotenglishmagazine.com or www.hotenglish.hu are missed At present, many clinics have posters on hospital walls describing the situation and saying things like, “257 people this year have missed appointments” This, Cialdini says, has the unintended consequence of reinforcing the behaviour in patients’ minds Cialdini’s answer was simple: make people commit to turning up by asking the patients (not the staff ) to fill in the appointment card Simple, but effective! “There is recognition of the importance of behaviour change in encouraging public service progress,” Cialdini explained “We must motivate our citizens in ways that are socially beneficial.” GLOSSARY a blue-chip company n a large, well-established company a course of action exp a series of actions you decide to take you are more likely to it exp you will probably it to follow suit exp to the same as others rare adj not common while stocks last exp while the product is in the shop; until the product is sold out to miss vb if you “miss” a meeting, you don’t go to the meeting an appointment n a meeting with a doctor the National Health Service n the government organisation that manages hospitals, doctors, nurses, etc to reinforce behaviour exp to things that convinces someone that certain actions are acceptable to turn up phr vb to arrive to fill in phr vb to complete an appointment card n a card with details about the meeting you will have with a doctor Sneaky sales Learn how to recognise sales tricks and Are you easily convinced by sales people? Learn some of the tricks that they use, and be better prepared for next time The “low price” bait This consists of advertising a product at a very low price as a way of tempting you into the shop Of course, when you ask about the product, it isn’t in stock However, there is another model (more expensive, of course), which is "just as good" couple is looking at this same home”, “I’ve got six more appointments for people to see it”, “I know of at least six people who are interested in it” This plays on your fear of losing something “Offer ends today” This is a variation of the previous tactic, and it just makes it that much more difficult for you to shop around Of course, most promotional offers are for a limited time (nothing lasts forever), but whether the day that you’re in the store is actually the last day of the offer is never really clear i now own 98 pairs of shoes And now it’s my  boss’ turn Just say “yes” All good salespeople are taught that the most important thing is to get the client to say “yes” The trick is to ask you a series of questions that you are likely to answer in the affirmative For example, “Do you want a car that drives smoothly? (of course) Do you want low maintenance costs? (who doesn’t?) Is the safety of your family a concern? (erm, yes.) Once you are set up for saying yes, yes, yes, the salesperson will ask some important closing questions, such as, “Can I get you into this car today? “It’s the last one” This is one of the oldest tricks in the book Typical expressions associated with this tactic include, “Another This is where the salesperson introduces you to someone in higher authority This person is usually the “store manager”, or “sales manager”, and is often a very strong “closer” This is another way of putting additional pressure on you “ ould you mind W waiting?” Another way of influencing you is to make you wait For this trick, the salesperson will put you in a little room and abandon you for a long period of time They will tell you that they are talking to the “sales manager”, trying to get you a better deal In reality, they're in the back eating chocolate or playing cards This puts you in a weak position, and gives you less time to comparison shop We've sold twenty five extended warranties today Cushty! Whoops! I’m terrible provide valuable protection  at maths But it can also be a waste Just before you make your buying decision, the salesperson will offer to give you an estimate of the “total investment” The trick is, they deliberately make a mistake and tell you a figure that is actually higher than the real figure They this to gauge your reaction All of a sudden, they will “discover” their error, and, hey presto, you’ve just “saved” another two hundred dollars You're supposed to be so excited by this “discovery” and the “lower” price that you agree to buy right then of money If the product is so good, why does it need an expensive three-year guarantee? As the ancient Romans said, “caveat emptor” (Latin for, “let the buyer beware”) no need to read the small-print, you say It’s only paperwork Now it’s just a question of making you sign the contract But salespeople know that they have to be very careful about using the “C” word (“contract”) So, instead, they’ll say, “I just need you to ‘OK’ the paperwork” Of course, the “paperwork”, is in fact a legally-binding contract  ould you like to W spend some more money? And the grand finale is the extended warranty This is another way of getting even more money out of you In fact, some companies make all their profit from these extended warranties They’ll use lines such as, “You'll sleep better knowing you're protected from costly repair bills.” Of course, an extended warranty can GLOSSARY in stock exp if a product is “in stock”, a shop has that product are likely to exp will probably set up for saying yes exp prepared, controlled and dominated by another person so that you will say yes to play on your fear of something exp to use your fears as a way of persuading you to something to shop around exp to go to many shops and to compare prices a strong closer n a person who is good at making you decide to buy something a better deal n a cheaper offer to comparison shop n to go to many shops and to compare prices a figure n a number to gauge someone’s reaction exp to see what someone thinks of something; to see how someone reacts to something a legally-binding contract n a contract that is valid in a court of law an extended warranty n a contract that offers you assistance if the product stops working a line n a sentence or phrase Big Brother Big Bother at Celebrity Big Brother in England causes a scandal Do you have a version of Celebrity Big Brother in your country? Just recently, the programme in England has been at the centre of an international scandal What happened? (Shetty) wants to be white”, “She’s a dog”, “They eat with their hands in India, don’t they? Or is that China?” and “She can’t even speak English properly” As a result of her behaviour on the show, Danielle Lloyd lost six-figure modelling contracts with motorcycle insurance firm Bennetts, fashion label Rocawear and the adult clothing website www.becheeky.com The Beast The Attacks More than 40,000 complaints Accusations of bullying Suspected racism This is the result of the latest edition of Celebrity Big Brother The problems centred on Shilpa Shetty Shetty is a Bollywood star from India and she was subjected to aggressive behaviour by some other contestants Why? And who was responsible? The Three Bullies The accused are three English girls: Jo O’Meara, Danielle Lloyd and Jade Goody Let’s have a look at each of them Jo O’Meara is an ex-member of the pop group S Club She was initially the favourite to win Celebrity Big Brother, but lost popularity after her arguments with Shetty In one incident she can be seen imitating Shetty’s Indian accent When she was later shown footage of this, she said, “I’m not a racist person at all, I know I’m not.” The Beauty Danielle Lloyd is an ex-Miss Great Britain Once, in a television show she was asked, “Who was Winston Churchill – a rapper, a US president, a prime minister or a king?” And Lloyd replied, “Wasn’t he the first black president of America? There’s a statue of him near me that’s black.” During her time on Celebrity Big Brother, she repeatedly attacked Shetty Some of her comments included, “She 44 I www.hotenglishmagazine.com or www.hotenglish.hu And finally, there was Jade Goody Before Celebrity Big Brother, she was famous for her appearance on Big Brother During her time on that show, Goody threatened to “deck” another contestant The contestant had apparently claimed that Goody had a verruca on her foot After leaving Big Brother, Goody earned an estimated £8 million fortune in other reality shows, and appeared in gossip magazines such as Heat and OK Goody is also notorious for her level of ignorance She thought the British city of Cambridge was in London, and thought that Saddam Hussein was a boxer In 2006, Goody signed up for the London Marathon, collapsing before the finish Prior to the race, Goody described how she’d been preparing for the marathon by “eating curry and Chinese and drinking.” Afterwards, she explained why she could not finish the race, “I don’t really understand miles (the race is about 26 miles long, which is about 42 kilometres) I didn’t actually know how far it was going to be I’ll be honest, I didn’t take it seriously which is really bad of me because there’s people out there who actually want to the marathon I didn’t realise how much commitment the marathon was I had four training sessions, that’s all I did At most I could run half an hour on a treadmill.” Attacks During her time in the house, Goody was aggressive to Shetty In one incident, Goody shouted at Shetty and told her to “go back to the slums” And during another row, Goody referred to Shetty as “Shilpa Poppadom” Goody was eventually evicted from Celebrity Big Brother Many saw her eviction (82% of viewers voted against her) as a vote against racial abuse In a post-eviction interview, Goody said she was “embarrassed and disgusted” by her own behaviour When her comments were read back to her, she said, “Oh, my God Maybe I am racist.” She added, “I look like a complete and utter nasty person – the sort of person I don’t like myself.” She late said, “I am not a racist, and I, sincerely, with my hand on my heart, apologise to anyone I have offended out there.” Reactions Eventually, Shilpa Shetty won the competition But before she left, there were an unprecedented 40,000 complaints made to Ofcom (a broadcasting regulator) Even politicians became involved During the scandal, Gordon Brown (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) was visiting India He presented the choice between Goody and Shetty as one that would shape how the rest of the world sees Britain “I know that people in India say that Britain is generally a country of tolerance,” Mr Brown said “It is up to people to cast their votes, but a vote for Shilpa is a vote for tolerance.” Defending themselves In their defence, Channel (the television channel responsible for Celebrity Big Brother) said in a statement that there had been “no overt racial abuse or racist behaviour” directed against Shetty However, it admitted there had “undoubtedly been a cultural and class clash between her and three of the British females in the house” “It is in the nature of Big Brother that conflicts arise, and housemates are encouraged to resolve issues among themselves Shilpa has not voiced any concerns of racial abuse to Big Brother Housemates have access to support from Big Brother at all times.” So, what did Shetty have to say about it all? Apart from forgiving the housemates, she said, “Is that what today’s UK is? It’s scary It’s quite a shame really.” Information Box television complaints Here are some other programmes which have received complaints in Britain The Last Temptation of Christ (2001) This Martin Scorsese film about the life of Jesus Christ got 1,554 complaints The film, which stars American actor William Defoe as Jesus Christ, attracted controversy because it showed Christ having sexual fantasies about Mary Magdalene “These people, who probably hadn’t seen the film at the movies, complained about it on principle,” a spokesperson said Brass Eye (2001) This television programme received 992 for a spoof show on the media coverage of paedophilia Spitting Image (1992) This spoof news programme, which is presented by puppets, received 341 complaints for an episode that included an image of God UEFA Champions League trailer (2003) A trailer for the UEFA Champion’s League got 233 complaints The clip featured a boy misbehaving at a dinner table so he could be sent to his room and watch the football on his television Living with Michael Jackson (2003) This documentary based on a series of interviews with Michael Jackson by Martain Bashir received 171 complaints Incidentally, Michael Jackson’s brother, Jermaine Jackson, was in Celebrity Big Brother 11 This Morning (2001) bullying n if there is “bullying”, people in a position of authority attack people who are in a weaker position Bollywood n the Indian version of Hollywood subjected to something exp if you are “subjected to something” bad, that bad thing happens to you footage n images taken from a film or video a six-figure contract n a contract six numbers: 100,000, etc to threaten vb to say that you will something bad to someone if they don’t what you want to deck someone exp inform to hit someone and make them fall down, or become unconscious a verruca n a small, round abnormal growth on the skin prior to exp before a Chinese n inform a meal at a Chinese restaurant a treadmill n a machine in the gym on which you go running the slums n the very poor areas of a city with people living with no electricity, etc a row n a verbal argument a poppadom n thin, round food like a giant crisp that is from Asia and typically made from lentils, chickpeas or rice racial abuse n insults that refer to a person’s racial origin a complete and utter nasty person exp a very bad and horrible person to apologise vb to say that you are sorry about something a broadcasting regulator n an organisation that controls what happens on television the Chancellor of the Exchequer n the government minister in charge of finance and the economy it’s up to people to… exp it is the people’s decision and choice to cast a vote exp to participate in an election and to give your vote to a party or person to arise vb to happen a housemate n a person who lives in a house with you to encourage someone to something exp to try to persuade someone to something to forgive vb to stop feeling angry with someone and to accept their apology scary adj frightening it’s quite a shame exp it’s a pity; it is sad spoof adj a show that makes fun of another show a puppet n a toy that looks like a man/woman/ boy/girl and that has strings that control it a trailer n a short programme that advertises another programme or film to misbehave vb to act badly or rudely to feature vb to show to draw a complaint exp to attract a lot of criticism This early-morning breakfast show featured a gay wedding and drew 117 complaints www.hotenglishmagazine.com or www.hotenglish.hu I 45 Big Brother Big Brother GLOSSARY Dysfunctional Families Unhappy families A look at some unsuccessful celebrity families Just recently, American actor Ryan O’Neal was in the news after attacking his own son This was just another reminder that the stars and their families don’t often get on If you think you’ve ever had a bad argument with your family, then take a look at some of these celebrity family feuds By Johnna Shwartz (US English) House Arrest Actor Ryan O’Neal (Love Story and Paper Moon) hasn’t been getting along well with his son Griffin recently On February 2, Ryan O’Neal was arrested in his home for assaulting Griffin Ryan said he was defending himself against Griffin, who was swinging a fireplace poker, and that he shot his gun in order to “scare Griffin away” Ryan’s daughter, Tatum O’Neal, doubts that We are a the story is true happy family But don’t worry, no one was hurt badly and Ryan was let out of jail on $50,000 bail Sadly, this is not the first time the O’Neals have had family problems In 1983, they got in a fight and Ryan knocked out two of Griffin’s teeth Talk about a dysfunctional family Daddy Issues Griffin O’Neal isn’t the only one who has problems with his father; Angelina Jolie hasn’t spoken with her dad, Jon Voight, since 2002 Although Angelina has never commented on her problems with her father, the fact that he once asked Angelina to get help for her “mental problems” probably has something to with it Recently, in 2006, Jon Voight said he wanted to meet his grandchildren and even mentioned them in an interview, sending wishes to Maddox and “Shakira.” Too bad Angelina’s daughter is named Zahara, not Shakira I guess Jon was too busy memorizing lines for his next movie and didn’t have the time to learn his own grandchild’s name Sibling Rivalry If you thought that was bad, Julia Roberts and her brother Eric haven’t spoken in over CD track 25 Englishman Information Box Ryan O’Neal was married to Joanna Moore Their children are Tatum O’Neal and Griffin O’Neal Ryan was also married to Leigh Taylor-Young, with whom he had son Patrick O’Neal He also had a son, Redmond O’Neal, with Farrah Fawcett 10 years Eric used to be more famous Jon Voight married actress Marcheline Bertrand, with whom he has two children, than Julia, who Angelina Jolie and James Haven Jon and started her Marcheline separated soon after marrying career in one Angelina Jolie has three adopted children: of Eric’s movies Maddox, Pax and Zahara, and one biological child, Shiloh But later, Julia became more Walter Grady Roberts and Betty Lou famous and Bredemus are the parents of Eric and Julia Roberts Julia Roberts is married to overshadowed cinematographer Danny Moder and has Eric, causing a twin children Hazel Patricia and Phinnaeus long-lasting Walter rift between The actor John Aniston and Nancy Dow are them Eric the parents of Jennifer Aniston Jennifer and Julia’s relationship turned has two half-brothers, John Melick and Alex from bad to worse when he Aniston publicly insulted her in 2002 In an interview Eric blamed Julia for not helping him out more, and said that GLOSSARY to get on phr vb her acting in Erin Brokovich was “not that to have a good relationship with someone great” Later on when Julia had twins, she let an argument n Eric meet the children but told him that he a verbal fight with someone a family feud n was prohibited from speaking to the media a conflict within your family about them That’s a pretty bad case of to get along well exp to have a good relationship with sibling rivalry someone The Silent Treatment Jennifer Aniston stopped speaking with her mother not once, but twice The first time was because Nancy (her mother) gave details about Jennifer’s private life during a television interview After a while, they began talking again But then Nancy wrote a book about Jennifer and they stopped speaking for a second time The argument was so bad that Jennifer didn’t even invite Nancy to her marriage to Brad Pitt in 2000 I bet your family looks pretty good compared to these 46 I www.hotenglishmagazine.com or www.hotenglish.hu to assault vb to attack someone physically to swing vb to move an object with circular movements a fireplace poker n a long, thin piece of metal used to move things in a fire in the chimney to scare someone away exp to frighten someone so that they leave a place to doubt vb to think that something might not be true bail n money you pay that gives you permission to leave prison while they are investigating you a dysfunctional family n a family with many problems a career n the profession or job that you choose to for the majority of your life to overshadow vb if you “overshadow” a person, you are greater than that person long-lasting adj that happens over a long period of time a rift n a conflict; a separation twins n two babies born on the same day and at the same time sibling rivalry n conflict between brothers or sisters I bet exp inform I am sure pretty good exp quite good Punks Doctor Martin boots The Madness song House of Fun coming from stereo systems Camden’s canal The Camden Lock Market Camden town is the bohemian capital of London It bristles with life, as thousands seek out alternative lifestyles, musical talent and hedonistic pleasure Camden Market One of the main features of Camden town is the market Well, actually there are two markets – one by the Underground station (Camden Town), and another one by the canal, which is known as the Camden Lock Market In both of these markets you can find lots of interesting things to buy, including trendy second-hand clothes, stylish shoes, music, comics, candles and even antiques The market by the lock has lots of interesting bars and clubs beside it, some of which have live music Information Camden has also proved the inspiration for film, books, poetry and many a musical track The 1980’s ska band Madness lived and shot many of their videos around Camden The Dublin Castle pub is their spiritual home and Escapade, the fancy dress shop on Camden High Street, features in the video to the song House of Fun Britpop rivals Damon Albarn from Blur and Liam Gallagher from Oasis both resided in the area in their formative years as musicians And Camden features in songs such as Come Back to Camden by Morrissey, Sorted for E’s and Whizz by Pulp, and The Answer Prisoner by the Clash Roundhouse Cult Movie Over the years, Camden town has had a number of famous literary residents Mary Shelley who wrote Frankenstein was born in Camden, and Charles Dickens who lived on Bayham Street, used south Camden as the backdrop for Oliver Twist George Orwell who penned 1984 lived in Camden during the 1930’s, whilst Welsh poet Dylan Thomas was a contemporary On the Silver Screen, Scrooge sends a young boy to buy a turkey from Camden in A Christmas Carol, whilst cult movie Withnail and I starts and ends in the Town Getting there: Camden Town underground station, on the Northern Line When: On Sundays, the High Street is shut off to traffic, giving pedestrians freedom to roam Highlights: Camden Lock Market, Canal, Koko indie club, Roundhouse Theatre Exploring the local area: London Zoo, Regent’s Park, MTV Studios Madness English If you are interested in taking an English course in Camden, then you should consider studying at Camden College of English This awardwinning language school set in the heart of Camden is an ideal location to learn English and enjoy the Town’s attractions Answer English currently has an exclusive special offer of £20 off their English Language Cultural Experience course For more information please call the Answer English offices on: (00 44) 20 7402 8651 Alternatively you can send an e-mail to: james@ answerenglish.com or visit: www answerenglish.com for more information Answer English helps language students looking for language courses, accommodation and work experience in London If you want to step back in Musical Time, you should check out the recently re-opened Roundhouse Theatre The Doors played their one and only UK gig there And in its day, it hosted bands and musicians such as Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, The Ramones and the Rolling Stones By the 1980s, the former railway shed had fallen into disrepair But following a 30-million-pound investment, The Roundhouse Theatre has opened its doors once again to music fans, nostalgia lovers and new audiences alike The BBC has already held a concert there that featured soul legend James Brown, plus Paul Weller and The Who playing to a packed house GLOSSARY a canal n a long, narrow area of water for boats to travel along Canals are man-made a lock n a place in a canal where boats can move to a higher or lower area of water bohemian adj artistic, unconventional, etc to bristle with life exp to be a place with lots of people, noise, excitement, etc trendy adj fashionable second-hand clothes n clothes that are not new and that were once owned by someone else live music n music played to an audience by a band, singer, etc a backdrop n the "backdrop" to an event, is the general situation in which it happens to pen vb to write a track n a song a gig n a musical concert a railway shed n a large building where trains are kept to fall into disrepair exp to become old and broken to play to a packed house exp to a concert with many people in the audience www.hotenglishmagazine.com or www.hotenglish.hu I 47 Camden Town town area CamdLen ’s alternative ondon The section that makes grammar easy, interesting and fun mar fun Gram Grammar fun nt per fect se The passive voice: the pre CD track 26 Englishman & Englishwoman In this month’s grammar fun section we’ll be looking at the passive voice with the present perfect The Active & Passive Voices We form the present perfect with “has/ have” + a past participle Remember, we generally use the present perfect to talk about completed actions from The car has been fixed the past without saying exactly when they happened The following example sentences are in the active voice We use the active voice when the subject of the verb is the thing or person doing the action For example: a) We have painted the walls )  hey have finished the work b T c)  hey have paid the money T )  he has fixed the car d S However, with the passive voice, the object of the verb becomes the subject In many cases, it isn’t necessary to know who actually did the action For example: a) The walls have been painted (by us) )  he work has been finished (by b T them) c)  he money has been paid (by T them) )  he car has been fixed (by her) d T The gun has been fired As you can see, we form the present perfect passive with “has/have been” + a past participle For example: a) John has destroyed the car (active) )  he car has been destroyed (by b T John) (passive) a)  hirley has finished the project S (active) )  he project has been finished (by b T Shirley) (passive) a) Paul has bought the game (active) )  he game has been bought (by b T Paul) (passive) a) Patricia has fired the gun (active) )  he gun has been fired (by Patricia) b T (passive) a) Pete has spent the money (active) )  he money has been spent (by b T Pete) (passive) a)  ichael has broken the computer M (active) )  he computer has been broken (by b T Michael) (passive) The car has been destroyed by an artist The game has been bought as a present a) Sarah has made the phone call (active) )  he phone call has been made (by b T Sarah) (passive) a) Mary has written the book 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Do you always find a parking space near your home? Do you ever use the car horn? Have you ever driven really far? Do you listen to CDs while you are driving? Nobody wants to pick up hitch-hikers these days B: Dictation Listen to these sentences and write down what you hear �����������������������������������������������  ����������������������������������������������  ����������������������������������������������  ����������������������������������������������  ����������������������������������������������  ���������������������������������������������� C: Connected speech Look at these sentences See if you can say them with connected speech Then, listen to the CD to check your answers What you like about it? Do you live here alone? What you know about it? Do you like it? Do you know where it is? What you at the weekend? D: Pronunciation – the “a” sound Look at the sentences containing words with the “a” sound (axe, man, sad, bag, etc) Try to say the words in each sentence correctly Then listen to the CD to check your answers The man has an axe Magnus left his bag on the sack The pan has a can in it The man looked sad Anne lives in Amsterdam F: Question formation – the car Make questions according to the instructions Be as quick as you can and try not to think too much Ask me what kind of car I drive Ask me what kind of car I would like to drive Ask me if I like driving Ask me how often I use my car Ask me what I like to while I’m driving Ask me if I’ve ever had a bad experience whilst driving Ask me if I’ve ever driven abroad  Ask me if I’ve ever been stopped by a traffic police officer G: Revision Drills – Going to This drill is designed to practise using “going to” with the future Answer the questions as quickly as possible, and answer with full answers What are you going to eat tonight? What are you going to watch on TV tonight? What time are you going to turn off the television? Who are you going to telephone tonight? What are you going to clean before you go to bed? What are you going to prepare before you go to bed? When are you going to go to bed tonight? What are you going to read before you sleep? I'm going to finish this chapter before going to sleep E: Answering questions: the car Answer these questions as quickly as you can Answer the first four in the affirmative, and the second lot of four in the negative Do you like driving? Have you ever had an accident? 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